How to make lotus seed hearts:

1. Remove the cores from dried lotus seeds. You need to soak them in water first, then use a knife or scissors to make a horizontal circle in the middle of the lotus seeds to make a clear appearance on the lotus seed shells. Just the knife mark.

2. Use a toothpick to pass through the middle of the lotus seed, take out the heart of the lotus seed, and pull out the heart of the lotus seed with your hands.

Lotus seeds have a bitter taste. When using lotus seeds to cook soup or porridge, the soup will taste bitter if the core is not removed. Moreover, lotus seeds have a cold heart, so people with weak constitutions or those with cold stomachs who are afraid of cold should not eat lotus seeds with the core in them.